New poster art for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom gives fans a glimpse of Jason Momoa with blonde hair and a new costume in the upcoming DC blockbuster. Momoa, who first made his acting debut on Baywatch: Hawaii, made his first cameo appearance as Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before moving on to appearing in a much greater capacity in 2017’s Justice League. In a significant departure from Aquaman’s appearance in the original comics, director Zack Snyder developed Momoa’s distinctive superhero look to include Polynesian-like tattoos which mimicked the character’s usual scale-like attire.
However, when The Conjuring director James Wan was brought on board to helm Momoa’s solo film as the King of Atlantis, he was able to introduce a more traditional look for the character who is often depicted in an orange and green suit. In the final act of 2018’s Aquaman, when Arthur claimed the trident of Atlan, the former king of Atlantis, he also took possession of the former monarch’s armor as well. While this armor muted the character’s traditionally flamboyant colors somewhat, it was still a much more comic-accurate version of Aquaman’s attire than that which appeared in Snyder’s films.
Now, a new piece of poster art, released by DC on the Weibo social media platform in honor of the recent Chinese Lunar New Year, shows Momoa’s Aquaman sporting yet another new look. Wearing the new blue costume first teased in footage revealed at last year’s DC Fandome, most strikingly, Momoa’s hair and beard also now appears to be blonde. Check out the new poster below:
While many fans of the original comics may be excited at the possibility this new art hints at for Momoa’s continued transformation into a more comic-accurate version of the character, previous behind-the-scenes footage seem to indicate that Momoa will most likely not be sporting a new blonde haircut in the sequel. Of course, Wan and Momoa may still be planning to surprise audiences with a shocking bleach job at some point in the film. While it seems unlikely this would look good on screen, fans will agree that the first film was already successful in transforming perhaps one of DC’s most garish superhero costumes into something decidedly badass. So, perhaps the idea of a blonde Momoa is not quite so far-fetched after all.
Of course, Momoa is not the only Aquaman character destined to get a makeover in the upcoming sequel. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta has also been revealed to be getting a more comic-accurate version of his costume, complete with a redesigned helmet. As for whether Momoa goes blonde or not, fans will still have Arthur’s new armor to look forward to when Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom hits theaters in December.
Source: DC (Weibo)
